Clients Speak
Counseling has changed my life and I don’t regret a single moment I spent in that office.
I came to counseling for help, but deep down, I didn’t have a lot of hope for true change or healing. I wanted healing but felt broken and angry – SO angry. I had learned to cope with my traumatic childhood by putting up an anger wall so I didn’t have to feel what was underneath that, and it had become safe and comfortable for me. Being stuck in that anger made it hard to get anywhere in counseling for a while, but it was all part of the process, and I’m grateful I stuck with it.
There were many times at the beginning where Cindy would tell me that even though I couldn’t believe healing, change, and good for myself at the time, she would believe for me until I could. I held on to that. Knowing someone had hope for my life, even if I couldn’t see it, helped me push on.
The counseling office became my safe space where I knew I could be 100% honest and wouldn’t be judged. I was listened to, encouraged, validated, and gently told the truth. Cindy was so patient with me and never made me feel rushed in my processing and struggles, and yet she also had goals for me and didn’t want me stuck in counseling for 20 years. She truly wanted to walk me to my healing, caring about me and not just doing a job. I trusted her completely with my heart.
I never really knew there were different kinds of counseling – I thought you just sit there and talk about your problems and get help. But I learned that there are many different ways that are faster and more effective than just talking each week. I admit that when I would be told about something new we were going to try, it sounded weird and was uncomfortable at times, but I trusted the process and the science behind it and ended up appreciating it and seeing how it was helping me. Now I can’t imagine sitting on the couch just talking an hour once a week and not using all these different tools to process and heal.
Am I completely healed and free now? No, I will always be growing and healing and stepping further into freedom. But now I can see and understand so much more. My eyes and heart are open. I can process and realize I have power and am capable. I can have struggles and triggers but not be stuck, I know how to walk myself through and that it will pass. I can have emotions but not be drowned and thrown around by them. I have hope! I see light and now believe the good for myself. I know God has me and won’t let me go. I have so many tools and ways to help myself now. I’m excited to see how God will use my pain for good as I continue walking my healing out.
Counseling has changed my life and I don’t regret a single moment I spent in that office. It was HARD work, and at times I wanted to give up, but it was good work and I’m SO grateful!! If you need help and healing, please just commit to showing up and sticking with counseling, trusting the process, as slow and painful as it sometimes will feel. Let others believe for you until you can, but don’t stop showing up. Fighting for life, freedom, healing is such a gift and blessing…not everyone gets it, be someone who does.
Each step gets easier, I promise.
How can I encourage you to take the first step on a journey to healing? Perhaps by telling you how far that first step has taken me. The doorway may look foreboding; but I can attest that on the other side the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the air is warm and inviting, and you can find peace in your soul. Just take a chance and leave the darkness of your past behind. Each step gets easier, I promise.
Does it hurt? Yes. Is it hard? Yes. But I feel like I’m finally becoming ME.
I was always afraid of counseling… that it would hurt and that I would be made to feel stupid. I’m glad I took a chance because I’m worth it and it really has helped. Counseling must be done at your own pace. Rushing through healing will not truly heal you. I sought out counseling to heal myself, not for others. It is important to seek counseling for YOU. I often feel like I can’t do this, which is why I’m glad God is involved in my journey. A slow steady pace through healing is essential when dealing with trauma. Does it hurt? Yes. Is it hard? Yes. But I feel like I’m finally becoming ME.
I am so thankful for a renewed peace…
I have been to counselors and psychologists before. Even though they seemed helpful, I felt something was missing that didn’t provide me with the necessary tools to help me heal. Christian counseling has helped me heal in a new way that I am utterly grateful for. I am so thankful for a renewed peace and would definitely recommend counseling to anyone looking for the path to successful healing.